Category Archives: Local Sports

BOYS BASKETBALL In a Heritage Conference boys matchup last night, Marion Center held off hard-charging Homer-Center. Todd Marino has the recap.   Dom Speal hit two free throws with 2.2 second lef...

After being designated for assignment on Thursday, the Pirates traded RHP Zach Thompson to the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday afternoon in exchange for minor league outfielder Chavez Young. Thompson was 3-...

Chalk up another transfer for Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi as he landed his third Tuesday afternoon. A name that's familiar to WPIAL fans. In a tweet, former LSU defensive back Derrick Davis, Jr., announce...

The Steelers enter the offseason with the momentum of a 7-2 run to end this season, but with no playoff appearance and some roster uncertainty. One piece of good news from coach Mike Tomlin at his sea...

The Penguins return home to take on the Vancouver Canucks tonight, fresh off a win over Arizona on Sunday night. They detoured to Montreal yesterday in order to pay their respects to defenseman Kris L...

IUP guard Dave Morris is the PSAC West Athlete of the Week for the second time. He averaged 21.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.6 assists over three games dating back to December 30th. Morris is second i...

IUP has nabbed a big tight end off the transfer portal. Altoona High School grad Marcus Day, a 6-4, 250 pound former walk-on at Temple, announced on his Twitter yesterday that he has committed to play...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Indiana's height overwhelmed Franklin Regional last night as Katie Kovalchick scored 20 points and Eve Fiala 17 in a 51-27 Indians win. They're now 8-4 overall, 4-0 in Section 1. SWIM...

After knocking off Gateway Friday night, the Indiana High girls basketball team returns to 5th Street Gym tonight in search of a second straight win against Franklin Regional. Indiana comes into tonig...

The Steelers did everything they could to make it into the AFC playoffs by beating the Browns, 28-14, but the Miami Dolphins got a last-minute field goal to beat the Jets and win the final AFC wild ca...